English Quiz #3

emigrate

v. to leave a country

immigrate

v. to move to another country

eminent

well known and noteworthy

imminent

about to happen

everyday

adj. usual

every day

adv. expression of frequency

explicit

clear and direct

implicit

implied

few

hardly any

a few

some

flaunt

to show [something] off; to display in a proud or boastful manner

flout

to defy or to show scorn for

good

adj. modifies a noun

well

adv. modifies a verb

imply

to suggest in an indirect way

infer

to guess; to draw a conclusion

incredible

difficult to believe

incredulous

skeptical, unable to believe

likely

probably going to

liable

at risk of

loose

adj. not tight

lose

v. deprived of something

may be

v. something uncertain with a chance of being true

maybe

adv. perhaps

passed

v. "they passed the deli on the way to work", "he passed his exam"

past

n. "in the past", adj. "in past times", prep. "she walked past the bakery"

personal

adj. individual

personnel

n. referring to employees or staff

pore

to read carefully; to ponder

pour

to cause liquid to plow from a container

precede

to go or occur before

proceed

to go ahead

principal

n. "the principal of a school", adj. main; most important

principle

n. standard or rule

real

adj.

really

adv.

respectable

presentable, worthy pf respect

respectful

polite or deferential

respective

particular; individual

sometimes

adv. occasionally

sometime

adv. at an indefinite time

some time

n. phrase. an unspecified or unknown time

stationary

adj. not moving

stationery

n. referring to writing paper

than

must be preceded by a comparative form - "bigger than", "more interesting than"

then

a time word

homophone

a set of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling

taught and thought - homophones?

no

their, there, they're - homophones?

yes

to, too, two - homophones?

yes

weather and whether - homophones?

yes

wear, were, we're - homophones?

no

whose and who's - homophones?

yes

your and you're - homophones?

yes

Who wrote "Joyas Voladoras"?

Brian Doyle

Who wrote "Working at Wendy's"?

Joey Franklin

Who wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail"?

MLK Jr

Who wrote "Coming Home Again"?

Chang-Rae Lee